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We have an interesting requirement from one of our clients based in Switzerland. Please find the job details below and it would be great if you are interested to proceed.
We are looking for Biomechanics / Motion , Gait and Passive Monitoring- Engineer/Consultant
NextLink Solution, a Swiss IT Consultancy Company that has been providing both IT services and IT staffing to major customers for the past 20 years, has an excellent opportunity that can take your career to the next level.
Background:
Client’s Pharma Research and Early Development Informatics team is the bridge between digital technology and science. We help drive medical innovation and are integral to the realisation of truly Personalised Healthcare and the development of innovative treatments for our patients.
Digital tools, such as smartphones or wearables, can now continually measure and collect vital health information – or “Digital Biomarkers”. Digital Biomarkers are changing how future medicines will be developed and could lead to more personalized use of new medications that will transform the lives of patients. Advances in wearable devices, such as phones, watches, textiles or delivery devices, which track a patient’s vital signs and monitor for symptoms, all have the potential to vastly accelerate clinical development.
General information:
Duration : 1 year
Workload: 100%
Work location: Basel
Remote: Yes , later will need onsite after Covid situation is normal
Travel: -No
Team: 25
Tasks & Responsibilities:
• Work on large amounts of sensor data from smartphones and wearables collected remotely at the homes of participants using both dedicated walking tests and automatic data collection (passive monitoring) during the daily life of participants in clinical studies
• Develop robust algorithms to derive novel gait parameters dedicated to Multiple Sclerosis GAIT impairment
Must Haves:
• Very good university degree in engineering, mathematics, statistics, natural science or informatics (****)
• 5+ year of hands-on experience with biomechanical (e.g. movement data such as accelerometer, gyroscope) data, optimally collected in neurological diseases(****)
• Excellent ability to comprehend complex three-dimensional movements and their relation to sensor data (****)
• Experience with data collected in typical Gait lab settings with state of the art sensors for gait analysis (****)
• Profound knowledge in Python, R or similar software packages/languages (****)
• Strong experience with analyzing and visualizing large data sets
• Excellent analytical, communication and writing skills
• Experience of working collaboratively within a large team and managing your time against competing demands
• Track record of writing compelling publications in high impact, peer reviewed journals
• Highly efficient user of MS Office, excellent PowerPoint slide writer
• Excellent in English; excellent writing skills
Nice to Haves:
• Hands-on experience with OpenSim software
• Experience in a scientific role in the pharmaceutical industry, ideally with clinical studies
• Experience with software development processes and big data infrastructures
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